I need a great Password Generator program. I looked at a few of them, but none of them seemed to be what I wanted. So I have decided to write my own. (That's the cool thing about being a programmer....I always get what I want in software :) )
Do you have any password generators that you... (13 Replies)
I am trying to find a way to generate random numbers within a shell script.
Does Solaris have a utility that will generate random numbers?
Thanks in advance.
B (3 Replies)
Hi,
I need to create a table with random sentences. I need lines that are upto 1000 characters in lenght. I need a random sentence generator that will create sentences and output it to a text file. The sentences should be of lenght varying from 1 to 1000.
Does anyone know how this can be... (7 Replies)
I've got a file (numbers.txt) filled with numbers and I want to replace each one of those numbers with a new random number between 0 and 9. This is my script so far:
#!/bin/bash
rand=$(($RANDOM % 9))
sed -i s//$rand/g numbers.txtThe problem that I have is that it replaces each number with just... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I need a script that will generate a set of random strings in sequence, with the ability to predetermine the length, quantity, and alphabet of individual string, and to use the outputs of earlier strings in the sequence to define the parameters of later strings. For examples, I might want... (5 Replies)
Hi
I am new to expect. Please if any one can help on my issue its really appreciable. here is my issue:
I want expect script for random passwords and random commands generation.
please can anyone help me?
Many Thanks in advance (0 Replies)
Here is my new password generation script. The attachment, swordfish.txt, is in dos format. Remember that you need to use dos2unix or flip or something to get it into unix format.
The script is self documenting. It has an extensive help system built-in. And you can run:
swordfish "set... (8 Replies)
There was an upload recently on generating a pseudo-random file when /dev/random does NOT exist.
This does not need /dev/random, /dev/urandom or $RANDOM either...
(I assume $RANDOM relies on the /dev/random device in some way.)
This code uses hexdump just because I like hexdump for ease of... (2 Replies)
Dear UNIX Friends,
I was wondering if there is a random RGB color generator or any function in any unix platforms.
Please share your ideas.
Thanks (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jacobs.smith
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LEARN ABOUT CENTOS
rngd
RNGD(8) System Manager's Manual RNGD(8)NAME
rngd - Check and feed random data from hardware device to kernel random device
SYNOPSIS
rngd [-b, --background] [-f, --foreground] [-i, --ignorefail] [-o, --random-device=file] [-p, --pid-file=file] [-r, --rng-device=file] [-s,
--random-step=nnn] [-W, --fill-watermark=nnn] [-d, --no-drng=1|0] [-n, --no-tpm=1|0] [-q, --quiet] [-v, --verbose] [-?, --help] [-V, --ver-
sion]
DESCRIPTION
This daemon feeds data from a random number generator to the kernel's random number entropy pool, after first checking the data to ensure
that it is properly random.
The -f or --foreground options can be used to tell rngd to avoid forking on startup. This is typically used for debugging. The -b or
--background options, which fork and put rngd into the background automatically, are the default.
The -r or --rng-device options can be used to select an alternate source of input, besides the default /dev/hwrandom. The -o or --random-
device options can be used to select an alternate entropy output device, besides the default /dev/random. Note that this device must sup-
port the Linux kernel /dev/random ioctl API.
FIXME: document random-step and timeout
OPTIONS -b, --background
Become a daemon (default)
-f, --foreground
Do not fork and become a daemon
-p file, --pid-file=file
File used for recording daemon PID, and multiple exclusion (default: /var/run/rngd.pid)
-i, --ignorefail
Ignore repeated fips failures
-o file, --random-device=file
Kernel device used for random number output (default: /dev/random)
-r file, --rng-device=file
Kernel device used for random number input (default: /dev/hwrandom)
-s nnn, --random-step=nnn
Number of bytes written to random-device at a time (default: 64)
-W n, --fill-watermark=nnn
Once we start doing it, feed entropy to random-device until at least fill-watermark bits of entropy are available in its entropy
pool (default: 2048). Setting this too high will cause rngd to dominate the contents of the entropy pool. Low values will hurt
system performance during entropy starves. Do not set fill-watermark above the size of the entropy pool (usually 4096 bits).
-d 1|0, --no-drng=1|0
Do not use drng as a source of random number input (default:0)
-n 1|0, --no-tpm=1|0
Do not use tpm as a source of random number input (default:0)
-q, --quiet
Suppress error messages
-v, --verbose
Report available entropy sources
-?, --help
Give a short summary of all program options.
-V, --version
Print program version
AUTHORS
Philipp Rumpf
Jeff Garzik - jgarzik@pobox.com
Matt Sottek
Brad Hill
rng-tools 4 March 2001 RNGD(8)